{{short description|2006 studio album by Delain}} {{Infobox album | name = Lucidity | type = studio | artist = Delain | cover = Lucidity cover.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2006|09|04|df=y}} | recorded = Spacelab Studio, Grefrath, Germany<br>Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki, Finland (Marko's bass and vocals)<br>Mastersound Studio, Steinheim, Germany (Liv's vocals)<br> somewhere in the Netherlands (Sharon's vocals) | venue = | studio = | genre = Symphonic metal | length = 54:44 | label = Roadrunner | producer = Oliver Philipps, Martijn Westerholt | chronology = Delain studio album | next_title = April Rain | next_year = 2009 | misc = {{Singles | name = Lucidity | type = studio | single1 = Frozen | single1date = 8 January 2007 | single2 = See Me in Shadow | single2date = 2 July 2007 | single3 = Shattered | single3date = 2007 | single4 = The Gathering | single4date = 13 December 2008 }} }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/lucidity-13-tracks-r1804579/review | title = Delain Lucidity (13 Tracks) review | accessdate = 2011-04-12 | last = Rivadavia | first = Eduardo | work = AllMusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}</ref> | rev2 = About.com | rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://heavymetal.about.com/od/d/fr/Delain-Lucidity.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527210330/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/d/fr/Delain-Lucidity.htm |archive-date=May 27, 2011 | title = Delain - 'Lucidity' | accessdate = 2012-05-04 | last = Bowar | first = Chad | work = About.com Entertainment | publisher = About.com}}</ref> | rev3 = Metal Storm | rev3Score = {{Rating|8.5|10}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=4926 | title = Delain - Lucidity | accessdate = 2012-05-04 | date = 8 December 2007 | publisher = Metal Storm}}</ref> | rev4 = Sonic Cathedral | rev4Score = {{Rating|6|10}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.soniccathedral.com/webzine/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=198&Itemid=1 | title = Delain - Lucidity | accessdate = 2012-05-04 | last = Grant | first = Sam | date = 1 September 2006 | publisher = Sonic Cathedral.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140530040832/http://www.soniccathedral.com/webzine/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=198&Itemid=1 | archive-date = 30 May 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref> | noprose=yes }}
'''''Lucidity''''' is the debut studio album by the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. It was released on 4 September 2006 by Roadrunner Records. It was released in the US by Sensory Records on 22 June 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lasersedgegroup.com/sensory/delain.html | title = Delain | accessdate = 2012-05-04 | work = Sensory Records | publisher = The Laser's Edge Group}}</ref> After the disbandment of the band which had recorded the ''Amenity'' demo, the keyboard player and main composer Martijn Westerholt decided to retain lead vocalist Charlotte Wessels and to record an album with the best session musicians available, without the perspective of bringing the songs on tour. He recruited for the project Marko Hietala on vocals and bass, Ad Sluijter, Guus Eikens and Jan Yrlund on guitars and Ariën van Weesenbeek on drums. Guest vocalists on the album were Sharon den Adel, Liv Kristine, and George Oosthoek.
The album was recorded in different periods during 2005 and 2006 to accommodate the availability of the many musicians involved, often on tour with their bands. ''Lucidity'' peaked at No. 43 in Dutch charts<ref>{{cite web | url = http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Delain&titel=Lucidity&cat=a | title = Delain - Lucidity (Album) | accessdate = 2012-05-04 | work = GfK Dutch Charts | publisher = Media Control Charts}}</ref> and the success of the album pushed Westerholt to reorganize Delain as a touring band with new musicians.
In 2021, it was elected by ''Metal Hammer'' as the 20th best symphonic metal album.<ref name="MHbestsymph">{{cite web |last1=Davies |first1=Hywel |last2=Dome |first2=Malcolm |last3=Goodman |first3=Eleanor |last4=Chantler |first4=Chris |last5=Gordon |first5=Connie |last6=Grady |first6=Spencer |last7=Rees |first7=Adam |last8=Selzer |first8=Jonathan |title=The 25 best symphonic metal albums |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-25-best-symphonic-metal-albums |website=Metal Hammer |publisher=Future plc |access-date=2 January 2022 |date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | title1 = Sever | lyrics1 = Martijn Westerholt | music1 = Westerholt | length1 = 4:53 | title2 = Frozen | lyrics2 = Charlotte Wessels, Westerholt | music2 = Westerholt | length2 = 4:43 | title3 = Silhouette of a Dancer | lyrics3 = Wessels, Westerholt | music3 = Westerholt, Jan Yrlund | length3 = 5:25 | title4 = No Compliance | lyrics4 = Westerholt | music4 = Westerholt | length4 = 5:10 | title5 = See Me in Shadow | lyrics5 = Wessels, Westerholt | music5 = Westerholt | length5 = 4:41 | title6 = Shattered | lyrics6 = Westerholt | music6 = Westerholt | length6 = 4:20 | title7 = The Gathering | lyrics7 = Guus Eikens | music7 = Eikens | length7 = 3:35 | title8 = Daylight Lucidity | lyrics8 = Westerholt, Eikens | music8 = Westerholt, Eikens | length8 = 4:36 | title9 = Sleepwalkers Dream | lyrics9 = Wessels, Westerholt | music9 = Westerholt | length9 = 4:27 | title10 = A Day for Ghosts | lyrics10 = Westerholt | music10 = Westerholt | length10 = 3:37 | title11 = Pristine | lyrics11 = Rein Doze | music11 = Westerholt | length11 = 4:31 | title12 = (Deep) Frozen | note12 = bonus track | lyrics12 = Wessels | music12 = Westerholt | length12 = 4:46 |}}
{{Track listing | headline = Japanese edition bonus track | title13 = Silhouette of a Dancer | note13 = acoustic | length13 = 3:23 |}} {{track listing | headline = US edition bonus tracks<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8200305&style=music | title = Lucidity CD | accessdate = 2012-05-04 | publisher = CD Universe}}</ref> | title13 = Frozen | note13 = acoustic | length13 = 4:27 | title14 = Silhouette of a Dancer | note14 = acoustic | length14 = 3:21 | title15 = See Me in Shadow | note15 = acoustic | length15 = 3:36 | title16 = No Compliance | note16 = Charlotte only vocals | length16 = 5:09 |}} {{track listing | headline = The 10th Anniversary Edition (CD 1) - Bonus Tracks | title13 = Silhouette of a Dancer | note13 = Live | length13 = 5:50 | title14 = Shattered | note14 = Live | length14 = 4:24 | title15 = Pristine | note15 = Live | length15 = 5:11 | title16 = Medley | note16 = Instrumental | length16 = 3:27 |}} {{Track listing | headline = The 10th Anniversary Edition (CD 2) - Instrumentals | title1 = Sever | length1 = 4:53 | title2 = Frozen | length2 = 4:43 | title3 = Silhouette of a Dancer | length3 = 5:25 | title4 = No Compliance | length4 = 5:10 | title5 = See Me in Shadow | length5 = 4:41 | title6 = Shattered | length6 = 4:20 | title7 = The Gathering | length7 = 3:35 | title8 = Daylight Lucidity | length8 = 4:36 | title9 = Sleepwalkers Dream | length9 = 4:27 | title10 = A Day for Ghosts | length10 = 3:37 | title11 = Pristine | length11 = 4:31 }}
==Personnel== ;Band members *Charlotte Wessels - lead vocals (except tracks 4 and 10) *Martijn Westerholt - keyboards, orchestral arrangements, co-producer
;Session musicians *Marko Hietala - lead vocals on tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, bass guitar on all tracks *Ad Sluijter - guitar on tracks 1, 2, 4, 9, 10 *Guus Eikens - guitar on tracks 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, keyboards on track 7, backing vocals on tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11 *Ariën van Weesenbeek - drums *Rosan van der Aa - backing vocals on tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11
;Guest musicians {{multiple image | align = right | caption_align = center | image1 = Sharon den Adel Earthshaker Fest.jpg | width1 = 130 | caption1 = Sharon den Adel | image2 = Marco-Hietala.JPG | width2 = 140 | caption2 = Marko Hietala | image3 = Leaves Eyes 20070404 Fnac 24.jpg | width3 = 118 | caption3 = Liv Kristine }}
*Sharon den Adel - lead vocals on track 4 *Liv Kristine - lead vocals on tracks 5 and 10 *George Oosthoek - grunts on tracks 3, 11, 12 *Jan Yrlund - guitar on tracks 1, 4, 5 *Oliver Phillips - guitar on track 4, orchestral arrangements, producer *Rupert Gillett - cello on tracks 3, 4, 5
;Touring members *Ronald Landa - guitars, backing vocals *Rob van der Loo - bass *Sander Zoer - drums
;Technical personnel *Christian Moos, Tero Kinnunen, Daniël Gibson, Alexander Krull - engineers *Stefan Helleblad - mixing *Thomas Eberger - mastering
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== External links == * [https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Delain/Lucidity/127602 Metallum Archives]
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